Healing + Human Potential
Transform Your Life with Simple Embodied Awakening Techniques | EP 61
Tue, 05 Nov 2024
Ever wondered what it truly means to “wake up” spiritually? In this episode, I sit down with Loch Kelly, an award-winning author, licensed psychotherapist, and recognized leader in the field of meditation, to explore the journey of awakening and how we can make it part of our everyday lives. We talk about how true growth combines both spiritual awareness and personal development, helping us find peace wherever we are. Loch takes us through simple techniques he calls “Glimpses” live in the episode so that we don't just conceptually know, but tap into a deeper knowing. He also unpacks how to do psychological work combining embodiment practices with Internal Family system "Parts Work,” which allows us to understand and accept all parts of ourselves. He guides us from Head to Heart so that we have an “embodied awareness,” moving from constant overthinking to a deeper, heart-centered focus. Whether you’re just starting your journey or looking to deepen it, this episode offers valuable insights and tools for real, grounded transformation. === Join our ICF-Accredited Coach Certification Program, the Institute for Coaching Mastery, designed to help you become a highly skilled + confident coach at the top of your game, in any niche. Whether you’re Brand New wanting to shortcut the learning curve, or you’re Experienced looking to back higher fees with real value, we offer trauma-informed Trainings + Tools, Live Coaching, and a Customizable 6-figure + Beyond Signature Roadmap to take your income + impact to the next level. If you want to create lasting change in your life and feel confident in helping others do the same, while having a thriving business... Click this link to Learn More + Apply Today: https://www.alyssanobriga.com/applynow === EPISODE TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 03:12 - Defining Awakening and Its Stages 06:45 - Embodying Awakening: Practical Tools and Techniques 10:44 - The Importance of Unity Mind and Flow Consciousness 15:10 - Thawing Out Repressed Parts for True Integration 19:33 - Misconceptions and Psychological Overpasses 23:09 - Embracing All Parts Through Internal Family Systems 26:46 - Finding New Safety and Grounded Presence 30:08 - Practical Glimpses of Awakening: Head-to-Heart Exercise 35:58 - The Benefits of Heart-Based Awareness and Trust 40:46 - The Nourishing Power of Presence and Connection 45:18 - Unity Mind and Panoramic Flow: Integrating Left and Right Brain 47:06 - Living from Heart Mind: Loch’s Experience with Long COVID 1:02:49 - Connect with Loch Kelly === GUEST LINKS Instagram: @lochkelly_ Website: http://www.lochkelly.org 14-Day Free Trial for Mindful Glimpses App: https://lochkelly.org/mindful-glimpses Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQTlKxfVk5o6B5SvbvYdSZQ === Have you watched our previous episode with Gangaji? Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ytZInchxoag ==== Alyssa Nobriga International, LLC - Disclaimer This podcast is presented solely for educational and entertainment purposes. It is not intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist, or any other qualified professional. We shall in no event be held liable to any party for any reason arising directly or indirectly for the use or interpretation of the information presented in this video. Copyright 2023, Alyssa Nobriga International, LLC - All rights reserved. === Website: alyssanobriga.com Instagram: @alyssanobriga TikTok - @alyssanobriga Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6b5s2xbA2d3pETSvYBZ9YR Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healing-human-potential/id1705626495
Chapter 1: What does it mean to wake up spiritually?
For different learning styles, maybe we could try a few glimpses, and then we'll do more of an IFS one.
Let's do one where we're going to go from head to heart space.
Today I'm joined by a dear friend of mine, Ma Kelly, who's an award-winning author. He's a spiritual teacher and a fellow psychotherapist. And we're gonna unpack the different levels of awakening. He's got a beautiful framework, but also give you embodied inquiries so that you can experience what you are while you are actually diving into this episode.
He's going to unpack different levels of consciousness, sharing his map so that you don't get stuck in misunderstandings on the path of awakening, but also on the podcast, you're going to get some of his glimpses practices, which are embodied inquiries. So you can not just know it, but live it more fully from the episode. I hope that you enjoy it.
Locke, I am so happy to finally have you on the podcast. Welcome, welcome.
Thank you. This is so great to be with you here and to be with you and your audience and talk about whatever you want to talk about.
This is like an advanced training and embodiment exploration of embodied awakening. And so just to start us off, because I know we're going to go conceptual and experiential, which I love. Talk to us because I think people have different definitions of what awakening means. Can we start with defining what awakening is so that we're on the same page?
Yes. And so when I talk about awakening similar to you, I talk about waking up and growing up. So in some ways, as Ken Wilber said, they go together. And that's one thing I've been with the waking up crowd and I've been with the growing up crowd doing a psychology degree and working inpatient, psychiatric and outpatient in Brooklyn mental health and then going off to India and
studying with some wonderful meditation teachers, and then just being enthralled, being just like, oh my God, this is real and this works and this makes my life so much better, but I need both.
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Chapter 2: What are the stages of awakening?
Chapter 3: How can we embody awakening in our daily lives?
He's going to unpack different levels of consciousness, sharing his map so that you don't get stuck in misunderstandings on the path of awakening, but also on the podcast, you're going to get some of his glimpses practices, which are embodied inquiries. So you can not just know it, but live it more fully from the episode. I hope that you enjoy it.
Locke, I am so happy to finally have you on the podcast. Welcome, welcome.
Thank you. This is so great to be with you here and to be with you and your audience and talk about whatever you want to talk about.
This is like an advanced training and embodiment exploration of embodied awakening. And so just to start us off, because I know we're going to go conceptual and experiential, which I love. Talk to us because I think people have different definitions of what awakening means. Can we start with defining what awakening is so that we're on the same page?
Yes. And so when I talk about awakening similar to you, I talk about waking up and growing up. So in some ways, as Ken Wilber said, they go together. And that's one thing I've been with the waking up crowd and I've been with the growing up crowd doing a psychology degree and working inpatient, psychiatric and outpatient in Brooklyn mental health and then going off to India and
studying with some wonderful meditation teachers, and then just being enthralled, being just like, oh my God, this is real and this works and this makes my life so much better, but I need both.
Yeah, because you can be totally awake to your true nature and have a disintegrated life. And you could be having this like really like controlled and put together life and be unawake to the truth of who and what you are. So yes.
Yes. Yeah. And this is why I kind of do these stages because people get caught halfway or they get stuck in the initial awakening. They wake up from a kind of ego-centered feeling of who they are, but then they stop at either a pure awareness or no self or kind of like, oh, I'm free of that. And then this part takes over that's kind of like an adolescent, oh, everything's relative.
I can just do what I want. And We all know the stories of how many gurus and teachers who had initial awakenings. I've actually worked with them. Certainly, I've worked with a lot of people who were hurt by them and helped them with their trauma. But I've also, with about five different teachers who acted out physically, violently, emotionally, with money, with sex, with drugs.
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Chapter 4: What are 'Glimpses' and how do they work?
Chapter 5: Why is understanding parts of ourselves important?
Chapter 6: What are common misconceptions about awakening?
Chapter 7: How can we integrate our repressed parts?
Chapter 8: What is the significance of unity mind and flow consciousness?
Yes. And so when I talk about awakening similar to you, I talk about waking up and growing up. So in some ways, as Ken Wilber said, they go together. And that's one thing I've been with the waking up crowd and I've been with the growing up crowd doing a psychology degree and working inpatient, psychiatric and outpatient in Brooklyn mental health and then going off to India and
studying with some wonderful meditation teachers, and then just being enthralled, being just like, oh my God, this is real and this works and this makes my life so much better, but I need both.
Yeah, because you can be totally awake to your true nature and have a disintegrated life. And you could be having this like really like controlled and put together life and be unawake to the truth of who and what you are. So yes.
Yes. Yeah. And this is why I kind of do these stages because people get caught halfway or they get stuck in the initial awakening. They wake up from a kind of ego-centered feeling of who they are, but then they stop at either a pure awareness or no self or kind of like, oh, I'm free of that. And then this part takes over that's kind of like an adolescent, oh, everything's relative.
I can just do what I want. And We all know the stories of how many gurus and teachers who had initial awakenings. I've actually worked with them. Certainly, I've worked with a lot of people who were hurt by them and helped them with their trauma. But I've also, with about five different teachers who acted out physically, violently, emotionally, with money, with sex, with drugs.
And it's just like the curiosity of like, well, what happened? And so in some ways, I'll just say as we get back to our main topic here, in some ways, if you wake up, you have to continue to grow up. And if you're growing up, at some point you reach a level where you have a strong, healthy ego. You have to wake up even from that.
That's right.
Because even a strong, healthy ego cannot bear a fully emotional human life. Because the emotions and the tenderness and the sensitivity and the healing of everyday trauma, which we all have, requires something greater than our small self. And so... waking up for me is a developmental stage.
So it's not just an esoteric thing that's for the Olympic athletes of meditation, or you have to go off, join a monastery or live in a cave. That my hope and what I've seen with thousands now of people is it's possible in the midst of any daily life to learn some tools. And if you're dedicated and consistent, It's just like a stage of development.
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